Women and the City: Female Empowerment in the World, 1960-2014

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2020-01-01

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Çınar, Süleyman Kürşat

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Women's Empowerment in Turkey and Beyond

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S. K. Çınar, Women and the City: Female Empowerment in the World, 1960-2014. 2020.